Breaking news editor and bureau reporter covering the Netherlands for Bloomberg News.
Adidas shares rise 6% after first-quarter profit hike, improved outlook
Shares of Adidas jumped 6.3% on Wednesday after the company unexpectedly raised its full-year guidance and reported a year-on-year profit increase in the first quarter....
EU Regulator Set to Decide on Wegovy’s Heart Benefits in April
The European Medicines Agency expects to decide in April whether Novo Nordisk A/S’s weight-loss drug Wegovy can also be used to treat heart patients with obesity, said Executive Director Emer Cooke...
Russia Loses Bid to Overturn $50 Billion Award in Yukos Case
Russia failed to overturn a ruling in the Netherlands that ordered Moscow to pay around $50 billion in the bankruptcy case of Yukos Oil Co., once the largest Russian oil and gas company....
DSM-Firmenich Weighs Animal Unit Sale on Weak Vitamin Market
DSM-Firmenich AG is considering the sale of its animal, nutrition and health unit in a bid to reduce its exposure to a deteriorating vitamin market. The shares jumped.
Ahold Delhaize Rises Most in a Year as Profit Tops Estimates
Royal Ahold Delhaize NV’s shares jumped the most in a year as cost-cutting programs and easing inflation helped drive earnings at the grocer...
Dutch Court Orders Halt of F-35 Parts Shipment to Israel
A Dutch court ordered the Netherlands to halt shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a “clear risk” of human-rights law violations amid the ongoing military assault in the Gaza Strip...
Just Eat Orders Drop as Customers Opt for Fewer Takeaways
Just Eat Takeaway.com NV reported a steeper decline in orders than analysts anticipated in the fourth quarter as customers continue to cut back on food deliveries...
European EV Charging Firm Welcomes Chinese Cars With Open Arms
Fastned BV, a Dutch developer of electric-vehicle charging stations, said it’s poised to benefit from cheaper Chinese models coming to Europe this year even as Brussels seeks to fend off their influx...
Dutch to Loan Tennet €25 Billion With German Sale on Hold
The Dutch government will lend grid operator Tennet Holding BV €25 billion ($27.4 billion) for much needed grid investments as the sale of its German network remains up in the air...
Dutch Abandon Schiphol Cap After US Pressure Over JetBlue Slots
The Netherlands abandoned measures that would have reduced capacity at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport this coming summer, bowing to pressure from the US to reverse a plan to evict JetBlue Airways Corp....
EU, US Scramble to Resolve JetBlue-Schiphol Spat
US and European Union officials agreed to meet again in January over an airport dispute that threatens to evict Dutch airline KLM from its longtime perch at New York’s John F. Kennedy International...
Wait, Legal Cannabis Is Finally Coming to the Netherlands?
Cannabis commerce is about to come out of the shadows. Starting in mid-December, a group of three officially approved companies will be allowed to domestically grow and supply marijuana to the coffeeshops for the first time...
JetBlue Barred From Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for Summer 2024 Season
JetBlue Airways Corp. was denied the right to serve Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport next summer as the Dutch government’s capacity restrictions at the European hub limit available slots for all airlines...
KLM Warns Routes At Risk in Escalating Row Over Slots
Dutch flag carrier KLM NV will have to thin out its European route network as a result of slot constraints being implemented at the main Amsterdam airport, a measure that will complicate operations because the airline relies on feeder flights for its lucrative long-haul business...
JetBlue Wants to Kick KLM Out of JFK If It Loses Amsterdam Airport Access
JetBlue Airways Corp. asked US authorities to bar Dutch carrier KLM from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport if it loses access to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, a part of its recent European expansion....